Published 5:30 am, Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Meanwhile, TxDOT spokeswoman Tanya McWashington said the last two connector ramps from the eastbound Katy Freeway to Beltway 8 West will be opened on Sunday, essentially completing work on the interchange.

Opening Monday, she said, is the Inner Katy Connector, providing direct access from the HOV lane on U.S. 290 to the Katy Freeway HOV lane, as well as from the Northwest Transit Center to the eastbound freeway.

Finally, McWashington said, the four eastbound main lanes will be completed and striped in their final form by Monday, from Texas 6 to a point west of Washington Avenue.

During September and October, McWashington said, workers will demolish the HOV and complete the new westbound main lanes. They will also install tolling equipment in the four managed lanes in the middle of the freeway, which will be used by Metro buses but not carpools during this period.

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A grand opening to mark the project's completion is scheduled for Oct. 28.